Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #2 – A Sophomore Slump?

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life We are one week closer to the 5th November launch of Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, so that means it’s time for my second replay catch-up. For those who missed my adventures Inside the Great Deku Tree last week, I’m replaying the original OoT, one dungeon each week,…

PS5 Update Adds Cool New Theme The Last of Us Fans Will Love

Sony Interactive Entertainment has rolled out a new PS5 feature update for September 2026 that brings a new animated theme for the Welcome Hub. The background celebrates Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us franchise with a pretty nifty animation. PS5 Welcome Hub update adds animated background featuring The Last of Us Part 1 & 2…

UK’s Largest Tabletop Convention Bans AI

This week, UK Games Expo, the largest tabletop convention in the United Kingdom, unveiled a new set of policies regarding AI-made games at the event. Following backlash in previous years from the expo’s cozying relationship with AI, organizers have decided to reverse course, banning AI made games from participating with minimal exceptions. “The organisers at…

Minecraft Dungeons 2 will give the ARPG a proper endgame, but its Director knows “there’s always a desire for more”

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is taking a bolder step forward, inspired by the positive response to its predecessor to springboard ahead with a more well-rounded take on the action RPG formula. For the team at Mojang, that involved building on the first game’s established strengths while also introducing new features such as an actual endgame. Ahead…

I saw the future and it literally stinks

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…

Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension Since 2011

In the wake of layoffs and studio reshuffling at Xbox earlier this week, Mojang held a Minecraft Live showcase to make several Minecraft-related announcements. While we didn’t get a look at the next movie, Mojang revealed a game-changing addition to Minecraft. Next year, the Sift dimension from Minecraft Dungeons 2 will come to the survival…

The Next Minecraft Update Adds Ice Caves, A New Mob, And More

Minecraft’s next game drop will add a new underground environment to the sandbox game, along with a new hostile mob, and items that bring frosty mechanics to exploration and combat. Announced during Minecraft Live on September 26, the upcoming game drop is expected to follow the usual drop cadence of once per quarter, releasing in…

Fate/Extra Record Preview: A Card-Based RPG I’m Happy To Revisit

Fate/Extra hit the PSP in 2011 in North America, and while it wasn’t a massive hit, over the decade-plus since, it has become a cult favorite in the turn-based-plus-cards genre. I dabbled with it back in the day, but definitely didn’t see it through to the end – I was too busy putting spins on…

Family Aghast At Seller Using Child’s Death To Flip Pokémon Card

On September 18th, Avery Garcia, better known online as Avery the Poke Kid, passed away from pancreatic cancer. Only 12 years old, Garcia’s medical journey contrasted against his love for Pokémon cards, videos of him opening packs uplifting him and the TCG community. In the week since his passing, listings have used his death to…

Horde Defenders codes (September 2026)

Once the developers crack open the floodgate of new Horde Defenders codes, you’ll be all set to claim a bunch of free rewards to help take out more of the swarm in the next round. With over 18 different towers available to solidify your swarm-swatting strategy, you’re going to need an easier way to build…